Link: ‘Using the new Apple TV to emulate classic game consoles’

Great tutorial from Andrew Cunningham over on Ars Technica for setting up the Provenance and MameAppleTV emulators on the new Apple TV.

I’ve done this myself, and was considering writing my own tutorial on the subject; this excellent Ars guide makes that unnecessary. None of the steps required to set up the emulators are difficult, but they are time consuming. Set aside 30 minutes to an hour before you start.

Also note the requirements:

• A Mac running OS X 10.10.5 or later.
• An Apple ID. Sign in at apple.com to change any old Apple ID into a developer account.
• Xcode 7.2 from the Mac App Store, which needs more than 4GB of disk space all by itself. Don’t download Xcode from anyone other than Apple!
• A USB C to USB A cable, for connecting your Apple TV to your Mac via its service port.
• ROMs, best (legally) created using a device like the Retrode 2. If you choose to acquire them otherwise, do so at your own risk.

If you don’t have a modern Mac, a USB C cable, and a way of getting games, you’re out of luck.